Buckle



Dec. 2, 1941.

GENSER BUCKLE Filed July 15, 1940 1 INVENTOR. ybx 656/786 w /Zn,

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 2, 1941 BUCKLE Max Genser, Providence, R. 1., assignor to Genser Manufacturing Company, Providence, R. L, a partnership composed of Max Genscr and David Genser Application July 15, 1940, Serial No. 345,501

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a buckle and has for one of its objects to provide a simple and effective clamp for one or both ends of a cloth belt or the like which ends may be separably attached together for holding the belt in encircling position about the body of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a finding for a buckle which will be complete within itself and may be attached to various different ornamental plates for the completion of buckles.

Another object of the invention is to provide an arrangement of a clamp member and bar such that the pull of the belt will draw the clamp member into clamping position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a means for securing the end of a belt by a minimum number of parts held in clamped position by a relative movement of the parts one With reference to the other.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a buckle and the end portions of a belt for separably securing the ends of the belt together;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan thereof;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the structure of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the belt omitted;

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the bar against which the belt is clamped;

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the clamping member which rocks relative to the bar to clamp the belt against the bar;

Fig. '7 shows the structure of Figs. 5 and 6 assembled.

Buckles which are utilized on womens dresses usually have one end of the belt looped about a part of the buckle and sewed in position. If adjustment is required, the sewing is removed and the belt is re-sewed. In order to avoid this sewing I have provided an arrangement whereby the end of the buckle may be clamped in position so that it may be adjusted with reference to the length of the belt which is required. Further, instead of utilizing the face plate of the buckle by clamping the belt against the back of it, I

utilization of the face plate. Thus, I may make 55 the bar and clamp member as a finding to be soldered to various and different face plates for completion of the buckle; and the following is a more detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention, illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished:

With reference to the drawing, l designates the bar folded as at H, H to provide arms l2, I2. Each of these arms is provided with a bearing hole l3 as indicated in Fig. 5. The clamping member is designated generally l4 and consists of a generally rectangular frame having an open center l and cross portions l5 and I1 and end portions [8 and I9. Trunnions extend outwardly from substantially the center of the portions l8 and. IQ for mounting the clamp member M in the openings E3 of the arms of the clamp bar, as shown in Fig. 5, to pivot the member M in position and rockably mount the same with reference to bar ll]. This member is concave on its side toward the bar l0 and is serrated along the member portion I! as at 2| about which edge of the clamp member l4 the bight 22 of the belt 23 is positioned.

An ornamental plate 24 is secured to the ends of the arms l2 and serves as one part of the buckle to cooperate with similar ornamental part 25 on another similar bar for the opposite end of the belt. These two plates are provided with suitable detachable fastenings, as a bar 26 and a hook 21, for holding the plates in engaged position for detachably connecting the ends 28 and 29 of the belt together.

In use, one end of the belt will be passed through the openings iii in the clamp member, as shown in Fig. 3, after which it is then passed about the serrated edge 2| of the portion H and back beneath the bar it to hang loose as at 30. Both parts of the belt 2i? and 30 are between the pivot and the bar In so that any pull will tend to rock the serrated edge of the portion H toward the bar Iii and lock the end portion of the belt from escape. Thus, the belt is clamped between the bar and the clamp member rather than by use of the ornamental plate which is mounted on the arms l2. In this way, the face is complete within itself for holding the belt and no reliance need be placed upon the ornamental plate for the securing of the belt in position. In this way, greater accuracy, greater simplicity and more flexibility of the ornamental members may be obtained.

The foregoing! description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible.

I claim:

1. A buckle comprising an ornamental face plate, a narrow bar provided at its opposite ends with generally right-angularly extending arms engaging the plate and having bearing holes in said arms, a plate-like clamp member having an open center and oppositely extending trunnions, said trunnions being pivotally mounted in said bearing holes, the distance between the pivot axis of said trunnions and the edge of said clampmember being greater than the distance between the axis of said bearing holes and said bar, whereby to grip a belt between said member and bar upon rocking of said clamp member in its pivotal mounting.

2. A buckle formed of two ornamental face plates with one of said plates having a hook and the other of said plates having a slot therein for receiving said hook to detachably connect said plates together, a belt-securing device affixed to the rear face of each of said plates, each of said belt-securing devices comprising a narrow bar provided at its opposite ends with generally right-angularly extending arms engaging the plate and having bearing holes in said arms, a

plate-like clamp member having an open center and oppositely extending trunnions, said trunnions being pivotally mounted in said bearing holes, the distance between the pivot axis of said trunnions and the edge of said clamp member being greater than the distance between the axis of said bearing holes and said bar whereby to grip a belt extending through the opening in said clamp member and back between the clamp memoer and said bar.

3. For attachment of the ends of its arms to a buckle plate, a finding for a buckle comprising a narrow bar provided at its opposite ends with generally right-angularly extending arms having bearing holes in said arms, with its ends adapted for attachment, a plate-like clamp memher having an open center and oppositely extending trunnions, said trunnions being pivotally mounted in said bearing holes, the distance between the pivot axis of said trunnions and the edge of said clamp member being greater than bar.

MAX GENSER. 

